The Giver by:Lois Lowry 1994 Newbery Medal winner. Twelve-year-old Jonas lives in a seemingly ideal world. Not until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver does he begin to understand the dark secrets behind this fragile community. Book Covers:
For each chapter of the novel, you will create 10 notes (minimum) and 3 questions (minimum). Use Costa's Levels Of Questioning to develop 1 level-one question, 1 level-two question, and 1 level-three question for each chapter of the book. Notes can be done in Notability or on a Cornell Notes Template (1 page per chapter, kept in your folder). Either way, they need to be organized and easily accessible.
All Activities for the novel will be posted here: (Please note: These are not necessarily the order the activities each year. Check the home page for a more accurate activity list.)
Vocabulary Packet - You have the option to do on paper or pull the packet into Notability and work on it there.
Activity 2: 'Freeze-Frame' journal. This is an in-class writing activity. See me for details if you miss this day. (10 points)
Activity 3: 'Englewood December Ceremony' In groups of one, two, three, or four, you will work to plan a Birthday Ceremony for the students in our district - grades K-7. This Ceremony will reflect the values that the group cherishes and wants to pass on.
You will prepare an Explain Everything Presentation for this project. This is screen-casting App. (click here for the tutorial book) Screencasting - recording video of your screen with audio from a microphone to create a video presentation.
Some questions to consider:
What kinds of gifts would be given for each grade?
What expectations would the students be handed as they receive each gift?
When will the ceremony take place?
Describe the food, music, and clothes.
What would happen upon "graduation"?
Now present your ceremony ideas to the class! We'll discuss the similarities and differences between the ideas the various groups came up with. (10 points)
Activity 4: Venn Diagram - Click or tap the link to access The Venn Diagram to compare our world to Jonas's world. You should have 8-10 items in each category. (10 points)
Activity 5: For this assignment, you will be assigned your life job, just like characters in the novel receive theirs at The Ceremony of Twelve. Fill this sheet out after you've been given your job. (10 points)
Activity 6: Memory Brainstorm - Fill out this sheet with as many memories that you can about each topic that has been provided. (10 points)
Activities 7 and 8: Memory Journals - Using the sheet you filled out for Activity 6, you'll write two journal entries. Details can be found here. (15 points each)
Activity 9:"Quick Chairs" Students will be graded on their participation with the in-class Philosophical Chairs Activity. Statements that we'll debate:
Jonas' world would be an easier one to live in than ours.
Jonas should try to escape to Elsewhere.
Fiona would make a good mate for Jonas.
The Giver is taking good care of Jonas and training him well.
In order to give citizens peace and safety, it would be ok to eliminate things like color, personal freedoms, and love.
Activity 10:"Color Squares" - Check eBackpack for this template divided into four squares. Pick a color for each square and digitally represent everything you can think of that is symbolized by that color. For example, you may write words or add pictures for anger, fire,'stop', and love for the color red. (10 points) Here's my example.
Activity 11:Euthanasia Philosophical Chairs
Central Statement:'Terminally' ill people should be able to decide when and how they die.'
The Giver by:Lois Lowry
1994 Newbery Medal winner. Twelve-year-old Jonas lives in a seemingly ideal world. Not until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver does he begin to understand the dark secrets behind this fragile community.
Book Covers:
- Click Here for the point sheet for the unit on The Giver.
- Click here for a copy of the novel. Pull it into Notability for annotation. Happy Reading!
(If the link above doesn't work, try this one)
For each chapter of the novel, you will create 10 notes (minimum) and 3 questions (minimum). Use Costa's Levels Of Questioning to develop 1 level-one question, 1 level-two question, and 1 level-three question for each chapter of the book. Notes can be done in Notability or on a Cornell Notes Template (1 page per chapter, kept in your folder). Either way, they need to be organized and easily accessible.
All Activities for the novel will be posted here:
(Please note: These are not necessarily the order the activities each year. Check the home page for a more accurate activity list.)
Vocabulary Packet - You have the option to do on paper or pull the packet into Notability and work on it there.
Activity 1:
Click or tap here for the 'My Utopia' worksheet
(10 points)
Activity 2:
'Freeze-Frame' journal. This is an in-class writing activity. See me for details if you miss this day.
(10 points)
Activity 3:
'Englewood December Ceremony'
In groups of one, two, three, or four, you will work to plan a Birthday Ceremony for the students in our district - grades K-7. This Ceremony will reflect the values that the group cherishes and wants to pass on.
You will prepare an Explain Everything Presentation for this project. This is screen-casting App.
(click here for the tutorial book)
Screencasting - recording video of your screen with audio from a microphone to create a video presentation.
Some questions to consider:
Now present your ceremony ideas to the class! We'll discuss the similarities and differences between the ideas the various groups came up with.
(10 points)
Activity 4:
Venn Diagram - Click or tap the link to access The Venn Diagram to compare our world to Jonas's world. You should have 8-10 items in each category.
(10 points)
Activity 5:
For this assignment, you will be assigned your life job, just like characters in the novel receive theirs at The Ceremony of Twelve. Fill this sheet out after you've been given your job.
(10 points)
Activity 6: Memory Brainstorm -
Fill out this sheet with as many memories that you can about each topic that has been provided.
(10 points)
Activities 7 and 8: Memory Journals -
Using the sheet you filled out for Activity 6, you'll write two journal entries. Details can be found here.
(15 points each)
Activity 9: "Quick Chairs"
Students will be graded on their participation with the in-class Philosophical Chairs Activity.
Statements that we'll debate:
Activity 10: "Color Squares"
- Check eBackpack for this template divided into four squares. Pick a color for each square and digitally represent everything you can think of that is symbolized by that color. For example, you may write words or add pictures for anger, fire,'stop', and love for the color red.
(10 points)
Here's my example.
Activity 11: Euthanasia Philosophical Chairs
Central Statement:'Terminally' ill people should be able to decide when and how they die.'
Philosophical Chairs Preparation
helpful research links: 1. 2. 3.
Philosophical Chairs Reflection
(30 points - 10 for prep, 10 for participation in debate, and 10 for reflection)
Videos for euthanasia study:
Click or tap here for the poem "The Lesson Of The Moth."
Theatrical Trailer:
Study Guide and Chapter Summaries Here
The Giver Lesson Plan Website
The Giver Lesson Plan Website 2
Click the picture for the audiobook online:
Click here for a .pdf copy of Gathering Blue, the second book in the series.
Click here for a .pdf copy of The Messenger, the third book in the series.